(draft-ietf-xmldsig-core-06.txt should follow ...)
http://www.w3.org/TR/2000/WD-xmldsig-core-20000510/
W3C Status of this document
This specification follows the XML Signature Last Call and attempts to
address all last call comments sent to the list and those issues
discussed at the April meeting. This version should be the last before
the document is proposed as a Proposed Draft and Candidate
Recommendation. Consequently, it still has a few editorial marks
[underlined and/or in red] and things that must be done before it can
be advanced including:
1. Finalize the disposition of all last call comments.
2. We are not confident that our use of schema namespaces and
qualifications provides a single schema that can be used for
enveloped signatures (signature within content being signed),
enveloping signatures (content is within signature being signed)
and detached signatures (over data external to the signature
document).
3. Further work and coordination needs to be done regarding our
employment of URIs, IDs, and XPath
1. Including the specification of algorithm identifier as
defined by XPath that eliminates the Signature element within
enveloped signatures.
4. Ensure that if the syntax constraints of section 7.1 are followed,
a validating parser is not needed.
5. Clarify any remaining ambiguities in the KeyInfo section.
6. Update the acknowledgements to reflect changes in working group
participation and the comments sent during Last Call.
Please send comments to the editors and cc: the list
<w3c-ietf-xmldsig@w3.org>. Publication as a Working Draft does not
imply endorsement by the W3C membership or IESG. It is inappropriate
to cite W3C Drafts as other than "work in progress." A list of current
W3C working drafts can be found at http://www.w3.org/TR/. Current IETF
drafts can be found at http://www.ietf.org/1id-abstracts.html.
Patent disclosures relevant to this specification may be found on the
Working Group's patent disclosure page.
_________________________________________________________
Joseph Reagle Jr.
W3C Policy Analyst mailto:reagle@w3.org
IETF/W3C XML-Signature Co-Chair http://www.w3.org/People/Reagle/